Issue I (XVII) · 2024

Martyria, January–June 2024, Issue 1

January - June 2024
Published
June 2024
Contents
14 studies
Bilingual edition
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Studia Theologica

7 studies
01 God’s love, the call to communion His Eminence Varsanufie 02 Building a Christian Marriage: St John Chrysostom’s Guide to Temperance, Comfort and Fellowship Rev. Prof. Dr. Bassam A. Nassif 03 The Individual in the Context of Assisted Reproduction: A Theological Approach Professor, PhD Miltiade Vantzos 04 The Death of Contemporary Society. The Link between Pastoral Care and Science, Using the SARS-CoV-2 Virus as a Pretext Associate Professor Dr Nicolae Xionis 05 Fulgențiu of Ruspe. The Conditions of Penance. Rev. Prof. Dr. habil. Constantin Necula 06 On God’s goodness Lecturer, PhD Mihai Burlacu 07 Research sources and related topics in the history and iconography of Polovragi Monastery Lecturer, PhD Ioniță Apostolache

Studia Humanitatis

5 studies
08 The Image of Light in Eminescu’s Poetry (II) Professor, PhD Nicolae Georgescu 09 Capela Hill. A place of legends and untold stories Archimandrite Veniamin Micle 10 The links between the Romanian-speaking world and Greek-speaking Orthodoxy, as reflected in several manuscripts from Cernica, produced by the scholar Naum Râmniceanu (I) Dr. Oana-Mădălina Popescu 11 Ghenadie Georgescu – a hierarch close to his priests Rev. Dr. Laurențiu Rădoi 12 From the voivode’s tomb, into the blessed and most beautiful reliquary. The discovery of the relics of Saint Constantine Brâncoveanu, the Martyr Voivode Rev. Dr. Emil Nedelea Cărămizaru

The Words of the Fathers

1 study
13 [A saying] by the same [John Chrysostom] on those who practise self-restraint through fasting and on the way of life of the most chosen prophets The Saint Ioan Gură de Aur

Ars Christiana

1 study
14 A film like a lament: ‘Ecce Homo Brâncoveanu’ Elena Dulgheru

Issue illustration

This issue features details from the paintings of Tina Popa, an artist from Vâlcea.

Textured abstract painting: a flowering tree suggested through dense, multicoloured dabs — blue, orange, red and white — on a light ground.
Textured abstract painting: a flowering tree suggested through dense, multicoloured dabs — blue, orange, red and white — on a light ground.
Abstract painting in warm pastel tones — orange, blue and pink — with a suggested floral form, in a hazy manner.
Abstract painting in warm pastel tones — orange, blue and pink — with a suggested floral form, in a hazy manner.
Semi-abstract painting of a church with a tower on a hillside, in loose, expressive strokes, in greens and earth tones, with a wintry feel.
Semi-abstract painting of a church with a tower on a hillside, in loose, expressive strokes, in greens and earth tones, with a wintry feel.
Abstract painting in warm earth tones — orange, ochre and green — with a suggested bird-like form, textured.
Abstract painting in warm earth tones — orange, ochre and green — with a suggested bird-like form, textured.
Textured abstract painting, in warm tones of orange, ochre, green and white, with organic forms.
Textured abstract painting, in warm tones of orange, ochre, green and white, with organic forms.
Abstract painting in muted violet and green tones, with a large pale bell- or dome-like form.
Abstract painting in muted violet and green tones, with a large pale bell- or dome-like form.
Relief work with a winged angel's head, with white incised lines on a bronze-green ground.
Relief work with a winged angel's head, with white incised lines on a bronze-green ground.
Abstract expressionist painting, with vivid splashes of yellow, blue and white, suggesting a burst of bird or flower.
Abstract expressionist painting, with vivid splashes of yellow, blue and white, suggesting a burst of bird or flower.
Abstract painting dominated by blue, with a swirling form, on a yellow-green ground.
Abstract painting dominated by blue, with a swirling form, on a yellow-green ground.
Expressive semi-abstract still life: a vase with blue and red blooms, in vigorous strokes, on a warm ground.
Expressive semi-abstract still life: a vase with blue and red blooms, in vigorous strokes, on a warm ground.
Abstract painting of a flowering tree: a canopy of dense, round, multicoloured dabs above dark trunks, with snow at the base.
Abstract painting of a flowering tree: a canopy of dense, round, multicoloured dabs above dark trunks, with snow at the base.
Expressive bouquet of white, red and mauve flowers in a vase, in textured strokes, on a warm ground.
Expressive bouquet of white, red and mauve flowers in a vase, in textured strokes, on a warm ground.